Peoria Public Library presents

Music in the McKenzie

These community concerts, free and open to all, are held monthly and feature local, regional and even international musicians performing a variety of music – from vintage American blues and roots to an eclectic mix of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret and everything in between.

Spend a Sunday afternoon with us and if you have a band you’d like to see reach out to us at programming@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us.

DATES VARY, but will be held 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. one Sunday a month in the McKenzie Room
North Branch  |  3001 W. Grand Parkway

A portion of CD sales will benefit Friends of Peoria Public Library.

Coming in August…

The Twangtown Paramours

Photo of the husband and wife duo known as the Twangtown Paramours

Sunday, August 25

The Twangtown Paramours are an award-winning husband and wife duo from Nashville, who have made a name for themselves defying boundaries with their award-winning catalogue of Americana, folk, and blues anthems.
In February of 2022, their latest album, “Double Down on a Bad Thing” was #11 on the UK indie Blues chart and #18 on the U.S. RMR Contemporary Blues chart.
They’re also 3-time Kerrville finalists and winners of Texas’s Wildflower Contest.
You can see them for free as part of Peoria Public Library’s community concert series, Music in the McKenzie.
Free and open to all.

2024 CONCERTS

January 14 ~ The Nathan Taylor Band

February 4 ~ Carrie Sue & the Wood Burners

March 10 ~ Roundstone Buskers

April 14 ~ Fox Crossing Stringband

May 5 ~ Still Shine

June 2 ~ The Bashful Youngens

July 21 ~ Bucktown Americana Music Show

August 25 ~ The Twangtown Paramours

September 15 ~ Switchback

October 20 ~ Edward David Anderson

November 17 ~ The Nathan Taylor Band

December 8 ~ Turas